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Brain reconstruction hints at dinosaur communication

T. rex and other dinos might have understood complex vocal calls

BIG MOUTH  Dinosaurs including T. rex (shown in an illustration) may have been able to communicate vocally, researchers suggest.

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

SAN DIEGO — Dinosaur brains may have possessed the capacity for complex vocal communication, a new study hints.

Because brains are soft and break down quickly, dinosaurs left behind few clues about their brainpower.